Charles was extremely proud of his military career, starting first with the Crimean and leading right up until the Boer, with every major conflict in between.
By the time of the Boer War Charles was already far too old for active service so he spent the entire five months working from a back room at the admiralty building.
This outrage, according to him, was the final straw, which was why he resigned from his post.
At sixty-two, Charles was a great deal older than Genevieve. His life in the army had left him with a ramrod straight back, and an air of superiority which he carried with him wherever he went.
He was also incredibly parsimonious when it came to money. The house he rented was extremely modest in both size and location, and he kept their staff numbers down to a minimum as ano
